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I’ve been using a caricature to enhance my personal branding. Now that I’ve had years of fun with this, I’m wondering: “Is it too much of a fun thing?” Is it time to move on? I’d love if you could weigh in with your vote and/or comments.
With all of the incredible brain power that we humans possess, we’re still prone to making really bad decisions.
It’s one of my favorite sayings. It applies to a myriad of situations. Here are my Dirty Dozen examples of things you could do, but probably shouldn’t.
Does it really make sense to buy a personalized professional service the same way you buy copy paper? It’s surprising how many don’t understand that an Executive Coaching engagement is NOT a transaction. It is a relationship.
360⁰ Surveys can be a valuable tool for collecting and sharing constructive feedback for leaders. Like any tool, it needs to be used properly. With improper, misinformed use, you can defeat the purpose of the tool.
Sometimes Good To Great’s compelling first line is true: “Good is the Enemy of Great”. Sometimes the reverse is true. In any case, I am hereby officially OFF the Good To Great bandwagon. I’ve found a new one. My ride was “good”. But there’s better.
In sharing this recent personal achievement, I hope to, in turn, inspire YOU.
Delegation Reluctance: There an old adage. If you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself.
As long as you believe this is true, it will be. It’s one of several common excuses for NOT delegating.
What is so special about 168? Until you are aware of the number’s significance, it’s nothing special. It can only have value for you when you understand the simple math behind it and what the components represent.
Everyone Needs a Coach Once again I have proven that all of us can benefit from coaching. As a sometimes
What changes need to occur as managers advance from front line responsibilities to managing other managers to executive leadership to the C-Suite?
As long has you harbor your self limiting beliefs, they are self fulfilling prophesies. And you are blocking your advancement.
Cub’s management is actually giving us some leadership lessons as they execute their turnaround from their long-time losing legacy. Is it possible that they are creating a textbook turnaround that will be studied for ages? OK, that sounds just like an over-optimistic Cub fan. But hear me out.
Have your people suddenly stopped coming to you with their problems and challenges? Contrary to the old saying: Silence is NOT always Golden. According to Colin Powell, there are two possible reasons for this break in communication.
“Happiness” was so important to pursue, it was one of our founding founders core principles for their new system of government. Happiness has been an “unalienable right” for 238 years. In that time, the idea has progressed from an iconic idea to a science.
Sooner or later bad business behavior is going to get you. It happens to us all. And it happens without warning. Emotional outbursts triggered by anger, frustration, greed, or some other negative feeling.
Your success in these interactions will be determined by whether you choose to react or respond.
We now have laws prohibiting distracted driving. It’s proven to be dangerous and sometimes fatal. If you’re not using your phone while you’re behind the wheel, it still leaves ample opportunities to stay connected with the wireless world. Once you’ve conquered the demons of distracted driving, your next challenge is distracted listening. This occurs when you’re physically with another person but your attention and interests are elsewhere.
Developmental Coaching: What’s “Right Action” all about? The Mutual Goal of Effective Coaching Every day is a new adventure. That’s a
Most of us born after 1954 HAVE missed the film Executive Suite. It depicts an internal struggle for control of a furniture manufacturing company after the unexpected death of the company’s President. As with the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life, the movie presents a powerful message about what should be really important when leading a business.
Why Invest 46 Minutes Watching A Video Monolog?
If it’s” Why Guy”, Simon Sinek, it’s a worthy investment. And with any good investment, you should expect a reasonable return. I guarantee you will find value in what Simon says in his new message: Leaders Eat Last.
We are now hearing the word “transparency” as an essential attribute of management style. Is it possible that transparent leaders have become one of the silent prerequisites for efficient organizations?
In the words of Henry Ford: “Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.”
Once upon a time there was a highly talented, high level executive with an advancement opportunity at his publicly traded company named “Bob”. Bob’s company had a pending vacancy in the CEO position. A member of the Board approached Bob and said:
“I believe that you should be a candidate for the CEO position. The company has hired an executive coach to help prepare you for this possibility.”
All the functionality we gain from our smart phones comes at a price. We used to talk about the weather. Now we just refer to our weather app. In some households, the best way to call the family to the dinner table is with a group text. In my immediate family of four, two of us have caused car crashes while using their phones. Has your family fared better or worse?
The physical state of your office door is less significant than your mindset for seeking insight from your stakeholders.
We all know the concept of walking a mile in another person’s shoes. It’s about gaining another person’s unique perspective. As you seek to gain buy-in from others, it would be easier if they could walk a mile in your shoes. Since that’s an impractical figure-of-speech, here’s a short-cut tactic that can lead to similar perspective enhancement with those you lead.
Purpose is one of three critical components for personal drive. Any of us can get through life without a clear sense of purpose. If you’re willing to settle for just getting by is OK, read no further. Or, if you’d prefer to experience days with more meaning, fulfillment and perhaps, here’s some food for thought.
In our daily travels, we all have fork-in-the-road moments. Some are large. Some small. We can go with the flow. Or, take a more challenging new route. How do you decide?
As we progress to adulthood, we abandon our dreams of finding a magic lamp and Genie. After all, pursuing impossible dreams is a futile activity. So we suppress our desire to dream. While it’s healthy to suppress our expectations for an all-serving and powerful Genie to appear. It’s not healthy to abandon our desire to dream and make wishes. Isn’t that really about abandoning hope?
“An organization is like a tree full of monkeys, all on different limbs at different levels. Some monkeys are climbing up, some down. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see…”
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Since 2001, Tom Lemanski has served as an Executive Coach and Trusted Advisor to successful business leaders who want to be more successful. He guides his coaching clients to breakthrough results as they discover and overcome what's really getting in their way.
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